Patrick McCarthy Real Estate Blog – Home Buying Category

Patrick McCarthy Real Estate Blog – Home Buying Category: Blog posts from the Patrick McCarthy Real Estate Blog that were categorized as Home Buying.

3 09, 2019

Looking for a Senior Community in Bowie or the Surrounding Area? What You Need to Know Before Your Make a Commitment

By |2019-09-05T11:15:12-04:00September 3rd, 2019|Home Buying|

If you’ve been thinking about downsizing and are focusing on moving to a senior community, there are some things you need to know before you move forward. These include physical, financial, and emotional factors. First and foremost, not all senior communities are apartment or condo-style. In fact, there is a wide range of single-family senior [...]

16 07, 2019

Faced with a Bidding War on Your Dream Home? How to Get the Seller to Pick You – Even If Your Offer is for a Lower Price

By |2019-07-18T12:31:23-04:00July 16th, 2019|Advice, Home Buying|

After searching the area for months, you’ve finally found the perfect home for you. But unfortunately, there is someone else who also feels the very same way, and you’re now on the cusp of an outright bidding war. Now what? While a bidding war is typically a seller’s dream scenario, the reality is that it [...]

2 07, 2019

Think You Can’t Afford to Buy a Home? You May Actually Be in a Better Buying Position than You Realize

By |2019-10-04T14:20:12-04:00July 2nd, 2019|Advice, Home Buying|

Photo by Mark McClure for the Sightline Institute Middle Homes Photo Library. Used with permission, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. If you have the itch to convert from a renter to a homeowner, but you’re afraid that you can't afford the monthly costs, you could resort to “house hacking” in order to [...]

26 03, 2019

Buying and Selling a Home at the Same Time? Be Careful Not to Make These Common Mistakes

By |2019-03-27T16:01:17-04:00March 26th, 2019|Advice, Home Buying, Home Selling|

Moving to a new home – even if it’s within the same zip code – can be stressful. But if you’re in the process of both purchasing and selling a home, not only can your nerves on be edge, but you could end up making some serious mistakes. Here are some of the most common [...]

12 03, 2019

Should You Go Ahead and Purchase a Home in 2019? Or is It Better to Wait It Out Until Next Year?

By |2019-03-14T20:11:57-04:00March 12th, 2019|Advice, Home Buying|

With all of the recent hoopla regarding interest rates and market ups and downs, it can be overwhelming at best to know what to do with your hard earned money – and that includes deciding whether or not you should move forward with the purchase of a home. So, before you make a 30-year commitment, [...]